Gregory the Great
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Gregory the Great is a saint prominent in Western musical history, after whom Gregorian chant is named. He was invoked alongside Saint Cecilia in the 1585 papal bull founding the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.
When
- First attested
- 1585 CE
- Attested period
- 1585 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Invoked in papal bull Ratione congruit issued by Sixtus V in 1585; Gregorian chant named after him.
Relationships
- allied with
- Saint Cecilia, Saint Jerome
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history: Gregory the Great, after whom Gregorian chant is named, and Cecilia, the patron saint of music”
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